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The Exhibit You Were Never Supposed To See.
Before there's a painting there are sketches. The curator spun this as an "intimate" conversation with iconic Renaissance painter...

Mike Doyle
Nov 18, 20231 min read
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Recent & Random.
Last week in San Francisco... Gratitude? Sarcasm? Irony? A billion dollars of annual support leaves thousands in tents on San Francisco...

Mike Doyle
Nov 11, 20231 min read
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Getting An Eyeful. The Rock Poster Festival.
Saturday, October 21, I caught the Rock Poster Society festival at the Hall of Flowers in Golden Gate Park. It brought together...

Mike Doyle
Oct 27, 20231 min read
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Meet The Neighbors.
"Building on the tremendous success of the inaugural de Young Open in 2020, the second triennial of this juried community art exhibition...

Mike Doyle
Oct 13, 20231 min read
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I Saved You $27.50, Believe It Or Not.
Welcome to the Ripley's Believe It Or Not museum on Jefferson at Fisherman's Wharf. "In its heydey of the 1930's the cartoon was seen by...

Mike Doyle
Sep 24, 20231 min read
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Recent & Random.
This is the jacket of a retired Muni operator. Looks like they went from motor coaches to cable cars over a long, safe career. Woods...

Mike Doyle
Sep 5, 20232 min read
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In Life, Control Is An Illusion.
The metal pedestal of this traffic signal controller was bent at its base by a collision. Market & Van Ness.

Mike Doyle
Aug 19, 20231 min read
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Welcome To Hell. Step Inside.
Welcome To Hell, arts of asian underworlds, at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Exhibit runs through September 18th. Outtakes...

Mike Doyle
Aug 13, 20232 min read
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Quinceañera. A Big Step Toward Womanhood.
Today at San Francisco city hall. There's typically a mix of quince and bridal photoshoots jostling for space on the grand staircase. The...

Mike Doyle
Aug 7, 20231 min read
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The Tudors. As Seen On TV.
Outrageous wealth and craftsmanship, if you could keep your head long enough to enjoy it. The Tudors is now at the Legion of Art through...

Mike Doyle
Jul 4, 20231 min read
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Mike Doyle
Jun 11, 20230 min read
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Recent & Random.
SF Fire Department Headquarters, 698 2nd Street The Ferry Building clock tower is getting a new paint job. That's some serious...

Mike Doyle
May 28, 20231 min read
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Washington High Studies The Classics.
There was a great benefit car show a couple weekends ago at Washington High School to support their auto shop. Many dozens of custom and...

Mike Doyle
May 5, 20231 min read
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Experience The Long Shadow of Ansel Adams.
He helped pioneer photography and environmentalism. The new show at de Young includes work before, during, and after his career. You see...

Mike Doyle
Apr 29, 20232 min read
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It's All Fun & Games Til You're Out Of Quarters.
It's a fine line between a penny arcade and a museum. Musée Mécanique in on Pier 45 at Fisherman's Wharf, and it contains over 300...

Mike Doyle
Apr 16, 20231 min read
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Today's Not-A-Prius Winner: Champagne Edition
A champagne-colored classic 1950's Ford Thunderbird was parked on 37th & Balboa this afternoon. Hard to believe anybody would leave this...

Mike Doyle
Apr 11, 20231 min read
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"Welcome Aboard The USS Pampanito."
The USS Pampanito WWII fleet submarine tied up at Pier 45 survived a half dozen war patrols, and the 3/4's of a century since then. A...

Mike Doyle
Apr 10, 20231 min read
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Kehinde Wiley, "An Archeology of Silence," @ the de Young.
Kehinde Wiley was chosen to create President Barack Obama's presidential portraits. Here are a few photos from his current exhibit,...

Mike Doyle
Apr 8, 20231 min read
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Step Inside The Historic Shell Building.
The Shell Building was built in 1929 and sits at 100 Bush Street @ Battery. It's a 28-story office tower and former headquarters of the...

Mike Doyle
Mar 23, 20231 min read
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Today's Not-A-Prius Winner: Commuter Edition
Monday morning 7:30 am southbound on Van Ness near City Hall. A classic late-1960's Mercury Cougar in electric blue and chrome mags....

Mike Doyle
Mar 13, 20231 min read
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